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Happy holidays!
Alex
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Thanks
Alex
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For now I have one single question to ask you! Go to this page https://jazzvideolessons.net/portfolio-items/one-question-survey
Cheers,
Alex
Salut Cher Alex !je compte prendre quelques leçons pour trois mois avec toi ,ça m’apporte pas mal de choses et le sax c’est ma vie !je fini d’abord cette première leçon !sur in out out in de Cannonball Adderley ! all the best and take care !
Salut Philippe Saux! Merci pour le message, vraiment ravi de pouvoir t’être utile, n’hésite pas sintu as des questions.
Salutations de Lettonie
Alex
Philippe Saux j’ai bien reçu ton message sur youtube, merci! Je risque de répondre avec un peu de retard aux emails ce mois-ci à cause des voyages mais n’hésites pas à poser des questions sur le site ou par email.
A très bientôt!
Alex
Excited to be part of the group!
Hi i am studying to play guitar i can not say that i already play =(
I don´t have in mind an specific subject but in this moment i think i am a little overwhelmed about the improvisation, i know it takes time but when i try in a jam or with the play alongs , the impro does´t sound good, i know my scales, arpeggios, and i have been transcribing but when i start to improvise i don´t know how to move through the notes =S most of the time anything make sense. That´s for now =(
Thank you
Hi Manuel Bernal,
It is very common to feel overwhelmed by the amount of work there is to do. Not only in music!
You need to map out your goals. Identify and write down what you think you need to improve (of course that can be done with the help of your teacher) and make a plan with a checklist so you can see your progress.
If you have a hard time “to move through the notes” maybe you need to refine your knowledge and understanding of voice leading, how certain notes create tension and how you release the tension. Here are some lessons that might help you:
Voice leading a II V I progression:
https://jazzvideolessons.net/portfolio-items/voice-leading-a-ii-v-i-with-the-3-and-7/
Voice leading Afternoon In Paris:
https://jazzvideolessons.net/portfolio-items/vl-afternoon-in-paris/
On a slow boat to China:
https://jazzvideolessons.net/portfolio-items/on-a-slow-boat-to-china/
4 lessons on Autumn Leaves:
https://jazzvideolessons.net/portfolio-items/autumn-leaves-targeted-notes-part-1/
For transcriptions: it’s great to transcribe a solo but that’s the tip of the iceberg! you need to “understand” it. What does the soloist use, how and why. Then identify some elements of the solo and create exercises using them.
You can see the lessons about the transcriptions here:
https://jazzvideolessons.net/transcriptions/
From what you said I know the best advice I can give you is to play LESS notes, but have a clear understanding of what these notes are, and be creative with the RHYTHM. Rhythm is the most important element of all.
Here are some lessons about that:
https://jazzvideolessons.net/portfolio-items/1st-improvisation/
https://jazzvideolessons.net/portfolio-items/private-lesson/
https://jazzvideolessons.net/portfolio-items/blue-bossa-part-1/
finally I have a cool exercise to practice connecting chords in a musical way, not just playing plain chords one after the other, check it out:
https://jazzvideolessons.net/portfolio-items/connecting-chords/
Again I think the way you feel is very common. I used to feel like that, I know many people who feel like that, rightly so because the amount of information we need to know is gigantic. But with the right plan and the right state of mind, you can do it. It’s important to go step by step, look back at what you have achieved to stay motivated and just keep learning, growing, improving.
Kenny Barron told me “it’s a never-ending journey. And you don’t ever want to arrive. If you arrive, it’s over”
I hope these lessons will help you. We can meet for lessons via Skype and JVL members get a 20% discount for private lessons:
https://jazzvideolessons.net/private-lessons/
Ok Manuel, go slowly, step by step, keep learning, growing, improving, with JOY. That is also very important, to play with joy, smile when you play, have fun!
Alex
Thank you so much Alex, i hope to learn a lot, i just have one question for now, do your lessons are only fro horns players ?
Cheers =D
hola Manuel Bernal! no my lessons are good for any instrument! I do have some lessons specific for saxophonists but the majority of the lessons can be used with any instrument. I mostly talk about improvisation techniques.
What instrument do you play? Feel free to visit this page https://jazzvideolessons.net/portfolio-items/suggestion-box/ and answer the few questions and leave some comments about what you need.
I will be glad to help you Manuel.
Alex
From my students of the Jazz In Marciac workshop:
“Salut Alex ! Ce stage de Marciac a complètement répondu à mes attentes. Je suis rentré chez moi avec une multitudes de choses à travailler. J’aborde mes chorus complètement différemment, et ca marche !! Du rythme, du rythme …. c’est ce que j’ai retenu en premier. tu m’as donné des clefs pour tout ca, merci ! A très vite !”
“Merci Alex pour ton enthousiasme !
Jamais New York n’était si proche !
Et merci encore pour Marciac que j’ai beaucoup apprécié : ton savoir et la personne !! ”
“Salut Alex.
Merci pour ton stage c’était super on repart avec plein d’idées de travail. ”
“Salut Alex
J’ai beaucoup apprecié la masterclass, beaucoup de choses en un WE. Pour ma part, j’ai beaucoup aimé le travail sur creer de nouveaux chemins harmoniques en utilisant les cycles transpositeurs, pour pouvoir jouer “in & out” … ainsi que les contrastes pour l’impro. (developpement de motifs rythmiques)”
Thank you for the kind words I receive from students! Always feel nice to know my work is being actually helpful!
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“Congratulations on your fantastic job”
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